Quote Originally Posted by Khajit View Post
Perle is associated with noobs because there are hordes of people wearing it on the jobs that it isn't the best "bridge" gear for. If you can wear b haidate as an example then the second you put that perle on you're weakening yourself. Byakko has been a soloable job since lv 80 for some people so by lv 90 you are bound to have at least some friends that can help if you're willing to drag your butt to sky.
There are also hordes of noobs that don't bother wearing the full set so not only did they weaken themselves by putting perle on but they didn't even bother to put the last piece on that does something more than whatever sucky piece they decided to wear instead.
You're talking about getting gear that a lot of people don't have access too compaired to something that is basically free and readily available.